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Take Me Home! BUY LOCAL! DownTown D ocala June, 2016 Volume 7 Issue 6 Presorted Standard US Postage Paid Permit #168 Ocala, FL Postal Customer God Bless our Troops Support Our Veterans We Endorse The Constitution It’s Raining Money Senior Fishing Derby The Senior Fishing Derby was a morning of fun, stimulation and smiles. For the catch and release 150 seniors showed up for the fun, food and Prizes. More pictures in this paper. Transgender Problem We the People By the People For the People By TomL Obama has sent a message to the schools in this country that says if they do not make arrangements or allow the transgenders to use the bathroom of their choice he will cut off the federal funding. The transgender rep- resent 1/3 of one percent of the people of the United States. We are forcing businesses to set up pub- lic bathrooms for this. We are confusing our children, as children have been taught to be- ware of people you don’t know and be espe- cially careful in the bathrooms. Now we put them in situations with this ridiculous law. For example: Dunnellon Florida at the local Walmart a man dressed as a wom- an went into the Ladies room. A little girl seeing the man go in would not go in and started crying. A witness said to this. “it is terrible to scare children like that!” Why is this administration deteriorating our coun- try’s values?” It was suggested the stores put a temp port-a-potty out in the front parking lot and mark it “transgender only” until they resolve this issue. What will happen is the stores will just close the bathrooms to ev- eryone and be done with it. I think only res- taurants must have bathrooms. I don’t know “The people are speaking” in these elec- tions and the core politicians are not listen- ing. They have lost sight of who they work for. The political system is trying to come back and realign itself. I predicted a long time ago that it needed to happen. It’s not happening the way I thought it would. It will be painful but I believe that America can be great again. The structure needs to land some where between what it is now and down to earth, common sense measures. NOT We the Delegates By the Delegates For the Delegates (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) The CEP/Ocala Chamber of Commerce Spring 2016 HOME GARDEN and LIFESTYLE EXPO was held at the Ewers Center. There are pictures of the event on pages 8 and 9. One fun thing that was there was the money booth, put on by Campus USA Credit Union. You stand in this glass booth and the money and pieces of paper are blowing around you. The idea is you get to keep the money you can grab. Pictured is a great shot of a local young girl attempting to grab the money. She did a great job!

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Take Me Home!

BUYLOCAL!DownTownDocala

June, 2016

Volume 7 Issue 6

Presorted Standard

US Postage Paid

Permit #168

Ocala, FL

Postal Customer God Bless our TroopsSupport Our Veterans

We Endorse The Constitution

It’s Raining Money Senior Fishing Derby

The Senior Fishing Derby was a morning of fun, stimulation and smiles. For the catch and release 150 seniors showed up for the fun, food and Prizes. More pictures in this paper.

Transgender Problem

We the PeopleBy the PeopleFor the People

By TomL

Obama has sent a message to the schools

in this country that says if they do not make

arrangements or allow the transgenders to

use the bathroom of their choice he will cut

off the federal funding. The transgender rep-

resent 1/3 of one percent of the people of the

United States.

We are forcing businesses to set up pub-

lic bathrooms for this. We are confusing our

children, as children have been taught to be-

ware of people you don’t know and be espe-

cially careful in the bathrooms. Now we put

them in situations with this ridiculous law.

For example: Dunnellon Florida at the

local Walmart a man dressed as a wom-

an went into the Ladies room. A little girl

seeing the man go in would not go in and

started crying. A witness said to this. “it is

terrible to scare children like that!” Why is

this administration deteriorating our coun-

try’s values?”

It was suggested the stores put a temp

port-a-potty out in the front parking lot

and mark it “transgender only” until they

resolve this issue. What will happen is the

stores will just close the bathrooms to ev-

eryone and be done with it. I think only res-

taurants must have bathrooms. I don’t know

“The people are speaking” in these elec-

tions and the core politicians are not listen-

ing. They have lost sight of who they work

for. The political system is trying to come

back and realign itself. I predicted a long

time ago that it needed to happen. It’s not

happening the way I thought it would. It will

be painful but I believe that America can

be great again. The structure needs to land

some where between what it is now and

down to earth, common sense measures.

NOT

We the DelegatesBy the DelegatesFor the Delegates(Continued on Page 3)

(Continued on Page 3)

The CEP/Ocala Chamber of Commerce Spring 2016 HOME GARDEN and LIFESTYLE EXPO was held at the Ewers Center. There are pictures of the event on pages 8 and 9. One fun thing that was there was the money booth, put on by Campus USA Credit Union. You stand in this glass booth and the money and pieces of paper are blowing around you. The idea is you get to keep the money you can grab. Pictured is a great shot of a local young girl attempting to grab the money. She did a great job!

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Dennis Baxley

A Reformer We Can Trust!

How do we know we can trust Dennis Baxley? He’s proven it. Baxley’s been on the front lines of every major policy battle. He’s fought to cut spending and balance the budget, he’s opposed sanctuary cities for illegal immigrants, and for his efforts on defending our Second Amendment rights, he was awarded the NRA’s prestigious national Defender of Freedom Award.

supports a cap on government spending

Opposed to any funding for sanctuary cities

Pro-second amendment

Opposed to the Obama transgender bathroom policy

PAiD By DeNNiS BAxley, RePuBlicAN, FoR StAte SeNAtoR

N DennisBaxley M /DennisBaxleyPage

www.DennisBaxley.com

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Seniors Voice/Downtown – June, 2016 Page 3

Florida House of Representatives

Dennis K. Baxley

OVERREACHThe latest

Obama Order link-ing bathroom pol-icy and education funding is the lat-est bold example of central government overreach. Regard-less of your views on these issues,

what is most evident is that this is NOT how public policy is formed in a demo-

cratic republic. This highlights the disregard for our constitutional form of government which respected the sovereignty of states and granted limited prescribed powers to the central government. What we are witnessing is executive tyranny. This kind of tyranny is fostering the anger that grips our nation.

It will be a greater imperative for state and local governments to stand firm in re-sisting this overreach to restore liberty. American freedom is not a selfish freedom. It does not empower us to ‘do whatever I want’. It is a responsible freedom, to allow

one to be free to take responsibility for one-self and others. This is the America we were given, one that lifted not only the quality of life for us, but for the world. We must work to restore this nation for the next genera-tions to follow. I believe in the spirit of the

American people. Every generation has met this challenge and we will continue to do so. We are Americans.

Onward and upward,Dennis Baxley

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Transgender Problem

what the answer is but it will take time and money to setup a third bathroom system. What say you?

****

(Continued from Page 1) Jeff Foxworthy said, If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

We the People

Money drives the country and foreign trade should come after “We the people get should

get ours first”. The Government always steps in to fix

something they created!

(Continued from Page 1)

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If only Mitt Romney had been this aggressive during his bid in his presidential election. We prob-ably have a surprise coming and there seems to be an ef-fort in the Repub-

lican party from the dinosaur section, meaning the career politi-cians that have been office for many years, to unseat or stop Trump’s efforts and the voters.

I will print the information when proven facts come out on the Sheriff’s issue.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENTFrom the 2015 edition of the “Waste Re-

port” from the federal spending oversight sub committee, chair by Rand Paul. Here are some examples.

***TV commercial to promote Christmas

Trees at Christmas time $150,000***YOGA Classes for Federal Bureaucrats

$150,000***A study to find out why Americans don’t

want to use the metric system $188,000***

Paid for children from Pakistan to travel to the USA to attend space camp and visit Dollywood $250,000

***A study about the 1972 video game Pong

$350,000 ***A made for TV professional cricket

league in Afghanistan $850,000***A wine making study curriculum for

community colleges $853,000***Research on the effectiveness of golf

equipment in space $15,000,000***A gas station in Afghanistan that practi-

cally no one can use $43,000,000***We want to welcome several new ad-

vertisers, one is Eaton’s Beach / The Steam Shack. If you have not experienced this place it has the best of two worlds, indoor dining overlooking Lake Wier and the open air dining under roof next to the beach. Great food, chef prepared, friendly people, good service, a great place to visit to have a drink at the bar or eat lunch or dinner. They also have live entertainment on weekends. See ad!

Welcome Kindred at Home. They take care of people that want to live at home

which are terminal. They are looking for volunteers. This is a very important cause to help a person keep their dignity to the very end so call now! See ad!

Welcome Heart & Soul Café. Go meet the girls Cathy & Lori. See ad!

Thanks to Dennis Baxley running his ad in our papers. His is running for his office again and they have moved his territory to include the Villages , Lake, Sumter, and Marion. When the Villages send out a copy of the ballets they will put their picks on it. They are endorsing Baxley’s competition. Baxley is well known in Tallahassee for the work he does for the people, and he wrote the Stand Your Ground Law!

Thanks to Evelio Silvera for running his ad in our papers. Evelio is running for Mar-ion County Commission. He is well known

in Marion County, Gainesville, Tallahassee and more.

Hawaii, DC , and Massachusetts pay more in welfare than the average working folks earn.

It has been said:Trump is the Dragon Slayer! By Billy

Grahmn’s sonCruz is the designated driver!Not many years ago, GM made automo-

biles in Flint, Michigan and you couldn’t drink the water in Mexico.

Now after 7+ years of Obama, GM now makes cars in Mexico and you can’t drink the water in Flint Michigan!

You can shake in your boots when I tell you our movement is for TRUMP and he hasn’t asked for a dime.

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OCALA ROTARY CLUB ANNOUNC-ES JUNE 2016 PROGRAMS

(Ocala FL May 16, 2016) Ocala Rotary Club will host the following speakers for the June 2016 meetings:

· Monday, June 6: Katrina James, found-er of Favour Ain’t Fair Foundation LLC; her topic will be “From where we are to where we’re supposed to be”; 352-812-8074; [email protected]

· Monday, June 13: Kim Greene, with

Brown & Brown Insurance; her topic will be “Summer Safety”; 352-387-4234 or 352-207-5241; [email protected]

· Friday, June 24 (6:00 PM at the Webber Center): Annual Banquet and installation of officers and board members.

The club meets each Monday at the Col-lege of Central Florida in the Ewers Center Room 100. Lunch service begins at 11:45 AM, with the call to order at 12:15 PM. Guests are welcome at Monday meetings.

Ocala Rotary Club

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Seniors Voice/Downtown – June, 2016 Page 5

Kevin SheilleyOcala/MariOn cOunty chaMber &

ecOnOMic PartnershiP

We talk often at the CEP about our local economy and some of the great statistics about the area’s economic growth. Some of these statistics in-clude being names to Forbes’ list of the fastest grow-

ing job markets, the list from Bloomberg names Ocala as one of the 10 fastest grow-ing economies and new numbers showing our job creation rate is 1/3 higher than the state average.

Additionally, we track and report on the efforts of the CEP to directly impact job cre-ation and investment. Through the first 40 months of our 5-year Moving Forward ef-fort, we have assisted new and expanding companies with the announced creation of 2874 jobs which on average pay 17% above the County average and will result in a capi-tal investment in our community of $259 Million. Our two most recent Power Plant Business Incubator graduates have created a total of 35 jobs, up from a combined three when they entered the facility two years ago. These are all important and very wor-thy of celebrating. However, for this column I would like to highlight some statistics re-

lated directly to the operation of the CEP.Each year, the CEP participates in a

benchmarking survey sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce Execu-tives. Hundreds of chambers from across the US and Canada participate in this process and participants are able to glean valuable information ranging from operational statis-tics to financial metrics to employee compet-itive data. While there is value in being able to compare the CEP to organizations across the continent, the real value comes from be-ing able to compare our performance against similar organizations in similar size commu-nities. The CEP is part of a benchmarking group of 11 chambers who are similar in scope, location and service areas. Each of these 11 organizations are joint chambers of commerce and economic development orga-nizations who serve communities between 150,000 and 450,000 residents and are lo-

cated in the Southeastern US. Additionally, they are all organizations who have excel-lent reputations and are viewed as leaders.

When looking at the 2015 data, the CEP compares extremely well across a num-ber of key metrics. The CEP ranked #1 in partnership retention (% of members who renew their membership) and #1 in market penetration (% of the business community who are members). We ranked #2 in revenue retention (% of membership revenue which renews) but only by one percentage point. However, the stat which I think is most sig-nificant is the efficiency rating (cost effec-tiveness of delivering programming/servic-es). The CEP was #1 in this rating. In other words, your CEP delivers the most bang for the buck for our partners.

We are incredibly grateful for the busi-nesses who invest in the growth of their business and the economy by partnering with the CEP. Our Vision is to be a model of excellence of what a 21st century Chamber should be and do and we think this efficien-cy is a part of the model. A huge THANK YOU to all of our partners and if you are not a partner, please reach out to us today so we can help you learn how you can invest in the growth of our community and your business.

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Chamber Breakfast

The chamber breakfast was sponsored by Project Legacy, a group of churches, civic organi-

zations and businesses that raise money for children’s issues. Please find above photo from the chamber breakfast with, on Left, Sidney Brock, Heritage Community Church (a member of

Project Legacy), Dr. Susan Moxley, Superintendent of Lake County Schools center, and Karen

Mercer of Brown & Brown Insurance, right.

Dr. Susan Moxley spoke to the attending crowd on “The State of our Local Education System

in Lake County as it Relates to the Northern Lake County Area”. Dr. Moxley also highlighted

the importance of partnerships among local businesses, civic groups, churches and individu-

als to help address the needs of children within their community while leveraging resources

to help meet those needs.

Lady Lake Chamber Expo

Letter from TNIn my opinion this bill that passed is ille-

gally. They have beat up, threatened, bribed everyone they think they can get away with to reach a vote to win Obamacare. Marco Rubio, a Florida candidate is starting a peti-tion to recall, throw out or what ever it is called when something illegal is put back right. Some 38 states are postering for a bat-tle over the healthcare bill, they will never quit, I continue to voice your and my opin-ion and vote accordingly in the next election

and every election in the future.I was sitting in my living room listening

to this great orator and the people who are surrounding him. The people who are not around him are the people that are going to pay the bill. If you listen to you can only think that he really believes he is right. Economist all over the world say his is wrong. Some of the top 5 employers say there will be thou-sands of their employees out of work. Cat-apillar says it will cost them

The attendance was good. A slow moving crowd flowed through the expo, never end-ing but then about closing time it stopped.

The vendors did well and no complaints from the visitors.

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How do you like Obama Now?This question has created quite a lot of interest in the

paper. Some give us their views, we would like to hear yours.

Let me tell you how my Tom’s Picks is growing and what I am doing to develop it.

Copy Shoppe Sold: Clint Jones and Janet Ginsberg sold the Copy Shoppe. The new owner

ay rria a ta es position une first. Pictured from left is anet ones ay rria a and lint ones. ood luc lint and anet

udget defic tMany Democrats talk about Obama in-

her t ng huge defic t from ush, so let t ke a short history lesson.

udgets come from ongress not the White House. The Democratic party has controlled ongress s nce nu ry . They controlled the udget process for nd , s well s . In th t first ye r,

the ems h d to contend w th ush, wh ch c used them to comprom se on spend ng, when Bush belatedly got tough on spend-ng ncre ses. or , ncy elos nd

rry e d yp ssed eorge ush ent rely, passing continuing resolutions to keep gov-ernment running until Barack Obama could t ke office. t th t t me, they p ssed m s-sive omnibus spending bill to complete the

udgets.

Where was Barack Obama during this t me e w s mem er of ongress th t p ssed ll of these m ss ve spend ng lls, and he signed the omnibus bill as President to complete . et s look t wh t the defic ts w s dur ng th t per od.

The emocr ts d d not nher ted ny def-c t, the defic t, the l st of the epu -

l c n udgets. Th t defic t w s the lowest n five ye rs, nd the fourth str ght decl ne n defic t spend ng. fter th t, emocr ts n ongress took control of spend ng, nd

th t ncludes r ck m , who voted for the udgets. If m nher ted nyth ng, he nher ted t from h mself.

What Obama is saying is I inherited a defic t th t I voted for nd then I voted to exp nd th t defic t four fold s nce nu ry

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ebate o these are husband and ife spea ers from the cala usiness eaders eetin and pictures are from t o separate ee s. eft is orri ilvera evelopment oordinator P enter for irls of arion ounty and on the ri ht velio ilvera of the cala arion

ounty hamber of ommerce he is the P of business evelopement and Public ffairs. velio as spea in on our usiness and the nternet and ho to have success in days

to social ar etin . Photos by harles ordon of harles ordon Photo raphy.

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School Board Turmoilby Tom Loury

nother fl re up n the school o rd ch m ers. ou ve got to g ve ck e orter cred t for e ng gutsy. lone vote not to pprove , for new roofs for three

buildings at Dunnellon High school. This writer lived in Dunnellon and heard teach-ers and people around town talking about how f st the construct on w s go ng d n-clud ng t lk out the roof le k ng. I el eve there w s t lk out the roof le k ng efore it was eight years old. Back then there was dec s on to look nto t. tter of f ct I

th nk o y mes w s the pr nc p l ck then nd he s now p rt of the chool o rd, why don t they sk h m The roof w s pro -ably patched. Who was the contractor? What w s the w rr nty The current chool o rd s not respons le for wh t h ppened th t

many years ago but I think it is their respon-

sibility to make things right especially when they are spending the tax payers’ money.

What can they do? Talk to their attorneys and ask what legally can be done and come out w th st tement. The st tute of l m t -tions probably ran out.

ck e orter s sk ng these uest ons wanting answers and she is being ridiculed for t. es the f the roof s le k ng t needs

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Progress Energy Speaker A New Philly Is Born

A philly born this morning on the Loury Ranch. Pictured is Lindsay Sykes holding her philly

just hours old. To be fair the light spots on the new philly is the sun coming through the trees,

but she is colorful and already likes people. The coldest or near coldest day of the year, 20

degrees at daylight she was found prancing in the pasture next to her mother.

“The Party of No”On November 18, 2009, Senate Major-

ity Leader Harry Reid unveiled the Senate’s health care reform legislation. Unlike the health care bill passed in the House of Rep-resentatives, Senator Reid’s proposal would allow the

Secretary of Health and Human Servic-

es to include coverage of elective abortion services in the government-run health care reform.

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the business people did not, but the thing that impressed me most was the jobs the building of

the new Nuc plants would bring to an area. The new Crystal River Plant would bring upwards

to 8,000 for approximately 8 years. You can just imagine what 20 Nuc plants would bring to

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vices under well known Business Clubs and Chambers of Commerce to try to get you the Best of the Best. Part of the weeding process is they must be highly visible in the com-munity, like active in the Chamber, or other large groups that screen their members.

16th Annual Fishing Derby Tempers Flare with School Board MeetingMarion County School BoardBy Tom LouryI recently read an article that was in the

Ocala Star Banner, Thursday April 15, 2010 front page about Jackie Porter and the School Superintendent Yancey. If you look at the ar-ticle it is reported with Jackie Porter’s alle-ged file nd the story s presented l ke fe-deral court case. The interesting fact is there were no quotes from Jackie Porter and no remarks from her defending herself. It’s not because she refused to remark but in fact, she was never asked or interviewed for this story. That bothers me more than any of the following comments. I believe that everyone should have the right to defend themselves in print.

I feel somewhat responsible for some of the friction between the School Board and Jackie Porter. With the School Board, s elected offic ls, you would not h ve ex-

pected re ct on l ke th s. lected offic ls give up their privacy and are fair game for any questions that comes your way. Jackie Porter said she sent Mr. Yancey a personal email asking about a sensitive question. Was it his son-in-law that was promoted to an ad-ministrative job? If the question had been anawered it would have stopped right the-re. Somehow it was brought into the school

o rd meet ng nd tempers fl red. I s y -ckie Porter was elected to watch out for our t x doll r s well s s the rest of the chool Board.

We all have a personal stake in this, OUR

Jackie Porter

(Continued on Page 8)

To the editorAfter reading the article in the Orlando

Sentinel, March 10, entitled “Your Law-makers Aren’t Tightening Their Belts” I saw red. Could the members of Congress, and I mean both the Democrats and Republicans, be more out of touch with their constituents and the hardships they are facing? When federal lawmakers vote themselves a 5 per-cent increase while families are enduring job losses, home foreclosures, 2.56 million Flo-ridians on food stamps, the U.S. banks have had their sharpest decline in lending since 1942 and the worst economy that America has seen since the Great Depression of the 1930s you know for sure that Congress is totally out to lunch. Foreclosures are up 6% over last year and the average unemploy-ment rate in Florida at 12.2 percent is worse than the national average at 9.7 percent. Osceola and Lake County have the highest

unemployment rates at 13.5 percent among Central Florida counties. Flagler County at 17.1 percent has the states highest unem-ployment rate. What jobs has the stimulus package that was passed last year created? As I see it, the only thing it has created is more and more government and increased our debt. In addition, we now have this huge health care bill that even those who voted for it don‘t know whats in it that everyone will have to pay for. Its time the members of Congress were in touch with their constitu-ents and the hardships they are facing, were made accountable for their actions or voted out of office.

RAK ********To the Village SpectatorThe article by Charlette Poss, “Your

Health”, was one of the best I’ve read con-

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TAX money. Many of us have been prea-ching “buy local”. This story started when m ny us nesses, elected offic ls nd org -nizations started encouraging people to buy local. I’m sure you have seen some of the buy local campaigns. The county is taking pride in their buy local efforts and they are buying local, but a small segment appears not to be.

At a meeting I was hearing complaints from businessman Doctor R. Ronald Cor-bett, owner of Ink Solutions who talked

out h s recent exper ence n h s ttempt t a bid on a $200,000 plus contract with the school system. Corbett said he went through all the paperwork and met all the regula-

(Continued on Page 2)

The Senior Fishing Derby broke all re-cords. Hundreds turned out for the 16th annual Senior Fishing Derby, co-hosted by TomL Publishing and the City of Ocala Parks and Recreation Department.

o ens of fisherm n women n wheel-ch rs nd w lkers showed up to fish.

We have never had better weather - it was perfect. The fish were t ng slow ut there were fish there. There w s so m ny people we m y h ve m de the fish sk tt sh. sh were c ught nd rele sed. The g fish w s keeper size bass and the winner was Priscilla

Wendy Netherclift352-895-4168

This volunteer opportunity requires only one thing:Your heart.

1320 SE 25th Loop, Suite 101

Ocala, FL 34471

352.622.9331

FL TDD/TTY# 800.955.8770

Pride Tree Service

Pictured here is a tree man from Pride Tree Service 40 feet in the air cutting a tree close to this structure. The tree was taken down and all went well. The center of the tree was broke out during a freak storm and had to be removed.

Marion County Genealogical Society Meeting

The Marion County Genealogical Soci-ety will meet on Thur June 16 at 2 PM at the Marion County Public Library located at 2720 E Silver Springs Blvd in Ocala.

For further information, contact Judy Wright at (352) 897-0840 , HYPERLINK

“mailto:[email protected]” \t “_blank” [email protected], or HYPERLINK “http://mariongenealogy.tripod.com/” \t “_blank” http://MarionGe-nealogy.tripod.com.

Join us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/MCGS Ocala Marion County Genealogical Society Group

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To be the catalyst for a prosperous community.

We invite you to get acquainted at a complimentary, no-obligation

“GET GOING! New Partner Orientation”

This 60-minute overview is a casual format for you to learn more about the CEP and how partnership in this progressive organization will provide you

with additional resources, connections, and advocacy to help in YOUR business development and growth initiatives.

For more information and the date of the next session, please contact:

Felecia Prather at 352-629-8051 or [email protected]

310 SE Third Street | Ocala, FL 34471 | www.ocalacc.com

The Ocala/Marion County Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Corporation are Moving Forward! and have unified to create the

Ocala/Marion County Chamber & Economic Partnership (CEP).

The CEP will serve as the central resource for all businesses in Marion County: new, relocating, existing, large, small

and budding entrepreneurs!

The forward momentum of this vibrant organization will focus on economic growth while maintaining the beauty and quality of

life in Ocala and Marion County.

Tom Loury 804-1223

ONE PERSON’S OPINION

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

There is no longer a United States of “WE THE PEOPLE”.

It is now the United States of “WE THE WASHINGTON, D.C. VIPERS” liberal and conservative.

WE THE PEOPLE are looking for a sav-ior, and see none on the horizon.

John Bolton, Lt. General Jerry Boykin, or Rudy Giuliani might get my endorsement, but none of them are on the ballot.

We have a choice between a Maybe and a NO. The Maybe promises us many of the things we the people want. If Maybe gives us one of those promises we will be farther ahead, than if No is elected, and gives us more VIPERISM. Who will do us the least harm? Our culture, morality, money, jobs, and freedom are on the line. Maybe is being savaged by the POWER LUSTERS [THE VIPERS}, and lobbyists, because Maybe is not beholden to them. We the people need an

unencumbered candidate.What do we want strife or harmony?

Freedom or enslavement?Please look for knowledge. The Commu-

nist Takeover of America – 45Declared Goals by Greg Swank {on the

net}, or The Naked Communist by Cleon Skousen. This may be our last chance to keep our freedom.

DO NOT VOTE IN IGNORANCE. See how many of these 45 goals have been com-pleted. Is that O.K. with you? Is that what you want?

The communists are not the only one’s after America. America is the gem of the planet. The example for all mankind. She is not perfect, but getting rid of the VIPERS is a start. One down,????? to go?

D.I. LarsonOcala, FL

The Ocala Bike Fest will be held June 3rd through June 5th. The times are Friday 1pm-11pm, Saturday 11pm-11pm, and Sun-day 9am-6pm. This year’s event includes the addition of two longtime motorcycle industry veterans Ted Smith from The Rats Hole and Johnny Lange from SCC Promo-tions who both have more years on the road then they care to admit. Ted and Johnny have over half a century in combined ex-perience in marketing, promotion, event coordination and of course bike/car shows. Both indicated they were very fortunate to come on board to a great event run by pas-sionate people and their intention was to take the event to the national level. The first change was to hold the event at the sprawl-ing 16 acre ARC campus which gives the event unlimited growth potential and great visibility. Next they upped the entertain-ment aspect by bringing in national musical acts this year’s lineup features The Georgia Satellites on Saturday night, Nova Rex on Friday night and closing out the event on

Sunday afternoon will be Michael Allman yes that Allman ! What would a bike event be without a bike show and we are fortunate to have The world famous Rats Hole Show on Saturday just like Daytona and Leesburg plus a Rat rod show on Sunday ! Last but certainly not least Warhorse Harley has pro-vided us with a brand New Harley Davidson Street Glide for a chance drawing with all proceeds benefitting The ARC Marion . Re-member the entire event is a fundraiser for developmentally disabled citizens in Ocala. You as an individual can help by spreading the word and attending the event, businesses can help by becoming sponsors ! Vendors spaces are available by contacting Johnny Lange at 714-465-7103. Sponsors can contact Cheri Craig 352-351-9048 or visit HYPERLINK “http://www.ocalabikefest.com” \t “_blank” www.ocalabikefest.com to become a sponsor or purchase a chance drawing ticket who knows you might leave the event on a brand new Harley!

Ocala Bike Fest

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CEP/Ocala ChamberSpring 2016 Home & Garden ExpoThe Home, Garden, and Lifestyle Expo

held on Saturday, April 30th at the College of Central Florida, was a success! With 55 vendors, over 600 consumers, 10 seminars, and three food trucks, the three organiza-tions that held the event (CEP, OMCAR,

and MCBIA) have called it the most suc-cessful Expo event yet.

Special Thanks to sponsors Cox Com-munications, NRL Mortgage, and Florida Credit union for your support of the event.

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CEP/Ocala ChamberSpring 2016 Home & Garden Expo

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Walt’s Brake & More“Guardian of Your Safety Since 1965”

Auto-RV-Truck-Repairs & StorageGas & Diesel-Covered & Uncovered

Walt Krumm [email protected]

www.waltsbrake.com Cell: 352.843.62153890 NW Gainesville Rd Fax: 352.867.1911Ocala, FL 34475 Shop: 352.629.3134

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SENIOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTSMOVIES FOR JUNE, 2016

8th AVENUE – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7TH AND 8TH, 2016 AT 1:30 PM

BARBARA G. WASHINGTON – THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 9TH AND 10TH, 2016 AT 1:00 PM

“ZOOKEEPER” STARRING: KEVIN JAMES, ROSARIO DAWSON, LES-LIE BIBB, KEN JEONG AND DONNIE WAHLBERG

The animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes. Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and find a more glamorous job. The animals, in a panic, decide to break their

time-honored code of silence and reveal their biggest secret: they can talk! To keep Griffin from leaving, they decide to teach him the rules of courtship - animal style. RATED PG

8TH AVENUE – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST AND 22ND, 2016 AT 1:30 PM

BARBARA G. WASHINGTON – THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 23RD AND 24TH, 2016 AT 1:00 PM

“BROOKLYN” STARRING: SAO-IRSE RONAN, DOMHNALL GLEESON, EMORY COHEN, JIM BROADBENT, AND JULIE WALTERS

Eilis Lacey is a young Irish immigrant navigating her way through 1950s Brook-lyn. Lured by the promise of America, Ei-

lis departs Ireland and the comfort of her mother’s home for the shores of New York City. The initial shackles of homesickness quickly diminish as a fresh romance sweeps Eilis into the intoxicating charm of love. But soon, her new vivacity is disrupted by her past, and Eilis must choose between two countries and the lives that exist within. RATED PG 13

Reservations must be made at the Center of your choice. Seating is limited to 8 per-sons per video. Please call the 8th Avenue Center at 629-8545 or Barbara G. Washing-ton Center at 629-8357 to reserve your seat.

COMING EVENTS FOR JUNE, 2016

AQUAZIZE: WATER AEROBICS

FOR ADULTS

When: Thursdays, June 9th, 16th, 23rd, and 30th, 2016,

July 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th,2016

August 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, 2016Time: 6:30 to 7:30 PMCost: $15.00 per participant for 4 ses-

sionsWhere: Hampton Aquatic Fun Center,

255 NW Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., Ocala

What: Class activities include: stretch-ing, cardio, toning, strength training and ab-dominal workouts.

Buoyancy equipment is used. Modifica-tions will be demonstrated for all fitness lev-els. For more information, please call Diane at 401-3916.

AQUABILITY

When: Wednesdays, June 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th

July 13th, 20th, 27th, and August 3rd, 2016

Time: 5:30 to 6:30 PM OR 6:30 to 7:30 PM

Cost: $25.00 per person for 4 week ses-sion

Where: Hampton Aquatic Fun Center, 255 NW Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ocala

What: An Adaptive Aquatic Program for individuals with Disabilities of all Ages. For more information and registration, please call Diane at 401-3916.

SENIOR TRIP: BARBARA LEE

SCENIC CRUISE

When: Wednesday, June 22, 2016Where: Sanford, FloridaCost: $70.00 per person (includes trans-

portation, meal and admission)Time: Leave 8th Ave. 8:30 AM Return

6:00 PMWhat: From its home port on Lake Mon-

roe in charming downtown Sanford, the Barbara Lee cruises the St. Johns, serving superior food, live music and dancing. A great experience for everyone. Pre-paid registration is

required. Seating is limited to 45 persons. For more information please call Grace at 629-8357.

Are you one of those businesses that say

“I can’t afford to advertise”?

If you don’t advertise how do you expect people to know

who you are? Where you are? What you sell?

Backward thinking will save you money on the books and

cost you money in sales. Advertising should be your

number one priority.

To advertise call 804-1223

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Biggest Fish (18”) - Alfonso RichardsOldest Fisherman (94)- Paul Schember from Camelot

Chatau Donation of chips from Golden

FlakeRuss Moore – volunteer from

OBL/PakmailJean Henning – volunteer from

OBL/Ocala Electric UtilitiesDustin Echols – volunteer from

Clay Electric Cooperative, Inc.Barbara Washington Senior

Center Lady VolunteersBJ Trophies – Floyd Hershberg-

er – donation of trophiesSponsors:- Nelson Lawn Care- United Healthcare- Bronson Sanders- Greater Hopewell Baptist

Church- Signature Shuttle

Senior Fishing Derby

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Call TomL at 352-804-1223

Brody left his friends to catch up on the news.

This Newspaper isSmokin!

(NAPSI)—As a parent, life is cha-otic. Some days can feel like a race to get through, but when we slow down and savor a joyful moment of simplicity, we never re-gret it. Positive memories that involve lively activities and healthful foods, like blueber-ries, can set kids on a positive path, instilling shared memories and good choices to last a lifetime.

To make this summer unforgettable, the Blueberry Council is sharing 100 Bite-Size Summer Moments—simple, enjoyable, wholesome and delicious things to do as a family. Here are 25 “bites,” or ideas for things to do together to kick off the summer. You can find detailed recipes and blueberry farm locations, plus new Bite-Size ideas ev-ery two weeks now-August, at littlebluedy namos.com:

• Slow it down on your nature walk—

take pics of the coolest and weirdest things you see, then look them up when you get home.

• Pick your own blueberries at a nearby farm—make something fun or eat ‘em fresh!

• Pack up paper and art supplies for a trip to the local zoo and draw the animals you like best. Can you say arts and giraffes?

• Punch up your lunch with a family pic-nic! Everyone gets to choose or make one thing he or she likes the most.

• Stir up an adults-only beverage with Blueberry Moscow Mules. The occasion? Life.

• Establish a “no-phone zone” at meals. Replace texting with talking! What did YOU learn/do today?

• Host a recipe swap party with friends. Discover healthy, fun snacks for kids AND the latest gossip. #WinWin.

Family Fun Made Simple • Try your hand at fun-shaped pancakes. Not artistically inclined? Everyone can make a delicious smiley face out of blueber-ries!

• Challenge kids to make their own reci-pes using only ingredients already at home. (It’s not lazy, it’s resourceful!)

• Shop together for exotic new fruits or veggies to try—like star fruit or arti-chokes—and find recipes to use them.

• Preserve the taste of summer with homemade blueberry jam. Your future self will be grateful!

• Go for gold with your own Summer Olympics at the pool with races, relays and other games.

• Make each member of the family a “Wellness Wednesday” jar to drop in activ-ity and healthy food ideas. Every Wednes-day, pick one from each jar and let the well-ness wash over you.

• Plant blueberry bushes on your prop-

erty. The environment and your family will thank you!

• Give your kids’ roadside stand an edge with bright blueberry lemonade.

• Get ready for long car trips and beach vacays with a neighborhood book swap.

• Got picky eaters? Entice them with a build-your-own-smoothie bar full of fruits/veggies.

• Plan a neighborhood “progressive play-date,” moving from house to house to enjoy different “play stations.”

• Rally the kids for a local playground/park cleanup day.

• Clear space for a serious dance floor. Rock the house with a Zumba party or try out the funniest moves you can find on You-Tube.

• Hit your local blueberry festival for tasty treats and activities.

• Make a friend’s day with a surprise let-ter! Fill the envelope with fun paper gifts like a handmade bookmark, stickers or con-fetti—and don’t forget to decorate the enve-lope!

• Practice “Muffin Tin Math”; with tod-dlers, letting them count and categorize healthy snacks in muffin tins or ice cube trays.

• Take turns storytelling—each person contributes one sentence at a time. Write down or record for lasting family memories.

• Chill out with some guilt-free, home-made ice pops with frozen fruit. Here’s how:

Red, White and Blueberry PopsiclesMakes 41 cup vanilla yogurt1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed1 cup diced watermelon 4 popsicle sticks and moldIn a blender, add blueberries and 5 table-

spoons yogurt; puree until smooth. Divide blueberry mixture among the ice pop molds, filling them about ⅓ of the way. Freeze 1-2 hours. Add a layer of 2 tablespoons yogurt on top of frozen blueberry layer to each ice pop mold. Freeze 1 hour until almost completely frozen. In the meantime, puree watermelon and 1 tablespoon yogurt in a blender. When the yogurt layer is almost completely frozen, add watermelon mixture to form top layer of the ice pops. Push in the pop handles. Freeze another 1-2 hours.

Keep this list handy for inspiration and adventure, marking off each one as you live it, and find more ideas from the U.S. High-bush Blueberry Council at www.littleblue-dynamos.com/BiteSizeSummer.

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(NAPSI)—According to the American

Cancer Society, nearly two out of five Amer-icans will be diagnosed with cancer at some

time in their lives. It’s a rare family that’s not affected—but if it ever happens to you, a new book may be both helpful and inspiring.

“Walk Beside Me” by Christine Handy

(Proper Press, LLC) is the amazing story of one woman’s journey from a world of fashion, fame and wealth to one of cancer

and healing; it’s about a life that goes from the glitter of New York’s fashion world and designer labels to one of loneliness, fear, ill-

ness and, finally, recovery.

The book is a fictionalized story of what at first seems a picture-perfect life: a stun-

ning model turned wife and mother, who

lives in a beautiful home with her husband and two kids in one of the wealthiest neigh-

borhoods in Ohio. Then she’s diagnosed with breast cancer and it all seems to fall

apart. Fortunately for her, she has the most

amazingly devoted group of friends who won’t let her walk alone. These extraor-dinary women, all living prominent lives with demanding schedules, take turns stay-

ing with her, accompanying her to doctors’

An Inspiring Look at Love, Illness And Recovery

appointments, to chemo sessions and back home, where they do everything for her, from feeding her to bathing her to cleaning

up after her. They are her angels, and they walk beside her every step of her long re-

covery.They lift her spirits; laugh and cry with

her. They share their stories, some funny, some sad. They walk beside her spiritually and emotionally, soothing her heartache,

boosting her self-esteem and reminding her

that every single minute of her life is abun-

dantly worth living. This is an enthralling story of sickness

and triumph, of being comfortable in your own skin, of valuing the things that have true worth, and of learning to fight for your-self and what you truly want. It’s the story of

a woman who peels away the layers to find her inner warrior, a woman who faces insur-

mountable odds and—thanks to her earthly

angels—learns to treasure the gift of God’s infinite light and love.

The author, a real-life former model

and cancer survivor, is now an advocate for women with breast cancer, and donates

15 percent of the sales price of her book to breast cancer research.

“Walk Beside Me” is available at www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com in hardcover, paperback and as an e-book.

Learn More For further facts about the book or the

author, visit www.theproperpress.com and www.christinehandy.com.

Remember Flag Day on June 14th

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(NAPSI)—For two years, some of the

toughest training in the military has been

enjoyed by some pretty tough American vet-

erans, in this case members of the Blinded

Veterans Association (BVA).

With unusually high levels of strength,

stamina and endurance, they spend a long

weekend of rigorous U.S. Army Ranger

training at Camp Frank D. Merrill Military

Base in Georgia.

With travel sponsored by BVA’s Opera-

tion Peer Support Committee and the idea

brought to fruition by the Association’s

National Sergeant at Arms Danny Wallace,

the trip to Camp Merrill and the subsequent

training to be an Army Ranger is for the

blinded veterans much like it is for actual

Ranger recruits.

“We display our unstoppable drive not

only to ourselves but to the elite U.S. Army

Rangers,” Wallace affirmed after the first Ranger experience in 2015.

Activities consist of mountaineering

training that includes hiking up a rock-

strewn trail toward cliffs they later climb

and rappel. At the cliffs, the Ranger cadre

and instructors set up eight climbing stations

at which trainees can prove themselves on

the vertical rock. The instructors assist them

in tying knots and ascending the rock face.

Later in the day, they move back to a base

camp and climb a synthetic rock wall and

perform additional rappelling.

“The only limitations that we face are

those that we place on ourselves,” said Wal-

lace. “Words that come to mind in helping

us overcome these limitations as blinded

veterans are ‘courage,’ ‘determination,’

‘self-respect,’ ‘intestinal fortitude,’ ‘pride,’

‘self-worth,’ ‘confidence,’ ‘commitment’ and ‘fellowship,’ just to name a few.”

The Ranger trainees also conduct a 5K

run. In addition, they are invited to the

Gainesville, Georgia Police Department,

where they shoot live fire using shotguns, assault rifles and pistols. Several eating, drinking and storytelling competitions are

also on the program.

“I first attended Ranger school 47 years ago,” said blinded Vietnam veteran and New

Orleans, Louisiana resident Joe Burns, who

is also the oldest of the participants from

both 2015 and 2016. “This prior experi-

ence did not interfere with the rewards that I

reaped from having the chance to do it again

now.”

Burns’ comments were echoed by Kevin

Jackson of Austin, Texas, who also praised

the program and the overall experience.

“Walking up to and then climbing the

rock, I paid attention to all of my body posi-

tions,” he said. “This total body experience

was very revealing and provided me with a

sense of accomplishment that I had not ex-

perienced in a long time as I ascended to a

height I didn’t expect.”

Blinded Veterans

Take On Ranger Training Jackson was as emphatic about his as-

sociations with fellow comrades as he was

about the activities themselves.

“The camaraderie and companion-

ship that were built in five days with other blinded veterans as well as our guides were

beyond belief and very enduring,” he said.

“Our guides went out of their way to support

us in any way they could.”

In addition to the rigorous physical ac-

tivity, the blinded veterans are treated to a

barbecue, a fish fry, and a critter cookout in the evenings.

The volunteers that Wallace recruited

to keep the veterans safe, well fed and on

schedule for two years straight consisted of

two young soldiers who worked at the camp

and a larger cadre of his Ranger friends,

some of whom traveled long distances to be

able to work with the group.

“The devotion and respect these warriors

command is second to none,” said one such

volunteer who traveled across the country in

2016 and who preferred to remain anony-

mous. “It is times like these, now each year,

that makes me appreciate the love these vet-

erans have for their country, and the esprit

de corps that we have holds a special place

in my heart.”

The veteran-trainees are all legally blind

and from several eras of service. BVA is the

only Veterans Service Organization exclu-

sively dedicated to serving the estimated

132,000 blinded veterans and their families

throughout the United States. Its Operation

Peer Support initiative seeks to help newly

blinded veterans look ahead to the possibili-

ties and opportunities their lives still pres-

ent, through social activities, counseling,

and educational forums regarding benefits and rehabilitation.

“The purpose of the trip is to let people

know that an organization for blinded vet-

erans actually exists while building and fos-

tering a bond of camaraderie between BVA

and the elite Army Rangers,” said Wallace.

“It is our intent to demonstrate, not only to

our veterans but to the Ranger community

as well, the abilities that we possess even

without our sight.”.

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